by | Apr 9, 2025 | Security
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — The Space Force’s top officer on Wednesday said his service’s day-to-day interactions with European allies haven’t been impacted by growing uncertainty about the United States’ relationship with Europe and the Trump administration’s shifting...
by | Apr 9, 2025 | Security
THE HAGUE, Netherlands — The European Defence Agency enters its third decade with a beefed-up mandate and record spending, as officials face mounting pressure to transform political ambitions into combat-ready capabilities. The agency now oversees five core tasks – up...
by | Apr 9, 2025 | Security
ROME — Italy’s Leonardo is talking up the European pedigree of its M-346 jet trainer after British newspapers claimed it was based on a Russian design. British tabloids made the allegations after reports that the M-346 was being considered as a replacement for aging...
by | Apr 8, 2025 | Security
PANAMA CITY — U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth will call into the next gathering of countries meeting to support Ukraine’s self-defense, days after some U.S. and European officials were doubting that he would attend at all, according to a U.S. and a European...
by | Apr 8, 2025 | Security
WELLINGTON, New Zealand — Government leaders in New Zealand have pledged to increase defense spending and plug longstanding capability gaps, as countries in the region contend with the rise of China. “We can’t have prosperity without security. That’s why we’re...
by | Apr 7, 2025 | Security
PARIS — Rheinmetall agreed to buy Hagedorn-NC, a German maker of industrial nitrocellulose, to expand its supply of raw material for artillery propellant, the latest move in a rush by countries and companies across Europe to safeguard or build up production of...
by | Apr 4, 2025 | Security
PARIS — Norway plans to nearly double its fleet of self-propelled artillery, proposing to buy an additional 24 K9 Thunder howitzers from Hanwha Aerospace for a budget of 5.65 billion Norwegian kroner, or $534 million. The 155 mm howitzers will equip a new artillery...
by | Apr 4, 2025 | Security
THE HAGUE, Netherlands — For generations, the blast furnaces of the Ruhr Valley, Silesia and Lorraine have formed the backbone of European heavy industry. Now, an uncertain geopolitical environment has thrust them back into the center of attention, with the European...
by | Apr 3, 2025 | Security
MELBOURNE, Australia — Australian military leaders are scrambling to cobble together fresh air defense capabilities, as China’s missile arsenal is growing and Beijing’s warships have started showing up in Australasia. Global companies offered weaponry to that end at...
by | Apr 3, 2025 | Security
MANILA, Philippines — Japan’s Mitsubishi Heavy Industries has clinched a deal to develop new long-range, precision-guided missiles in a 32 billion yen ($216 million) contract for the Japan Self-Defense Force. The Ministry of Defense indicated in a news release April 1...
